Read article 'The B-ology of physics'
The B-ology of physics
The physics of B particles, containing the fifth (b) quark, is now a major research focus. The first such particle was discovered at Fermilab exactly 25 years ago.
Read article 'The B-ology of physics'
Read article 'CERN workshop studies electron clouds'
CERN workshop studies electron clouds
Clouds of electrons triggered by synchrotron radiation or by seed electrons created by ionization of residual gas are likely to set performance limits on high-intensity particle storage rings like the...
Read article 'Nucleon insights: echoes from QCD-N’02'
Nucleon insights: echoes from QCD-N’02
A recent workshop on the nucleon has pinpointed near to mid-term goals for QCD hadron structure physics. Nicola Bianchi and Rainer Jakob report.
Read article 'Symposium aims to uncover dark secrets'
Symposium aims to uncover dark secrets
The 5th Symposium of Sources and Detection of Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe, held in February at Marina del Rey, California, focused on the current state of detection and theoretical stu...
Read article 'Heavy ions offer a new approach to fusion'
Heavy ions offer a new approach to fusion
Three US laboratories have teamed up to form the Heavy-Ion Fusion Virtual National Laboratory to investigate a novel approach to fusion energy. Christine Celata profiles the highly tangible programme ...
Read article 'Cosmic-ray observations need accelerator data'
Cosmic-ray observations need accelerator data
Some 50 people attended the NEEDS workshop in Karlsruhe in April to discuss how accelerator experiments can help in understanding cosmic-ray data. The meeting brought together experimentalists and the...
Read article 'Symposium links physics disciplines'
Symposium links physics disciplines
Europe's three principal physics research organizations, CERN, ESA and ESO, held a joint symposium in Munich in March. Maurice Jacob gives a glimpse of what proved to be a busy first encounter.
Read article 'US facility explores wakefield acceleration'
US facility explores wakefield acceleration
A group of scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory in the US is pursuing the novel technique of electron beam-driven wakefield acceleration. This uses the strong electromagnetic fields that foll...
Read article 'Fermilab turns up the heat on electron cooling'
Fermilab turns up the heat on electron cooling
A technique that was first proposed by Gersh Budker in 1966 is being injected with new life by a team of physicists at Fermilab in the US. Kurt Riesselmann reports.
Read article 'New detectors for physics at a new mass scale'
New detectors for physics at a new mass scale
Workshops on next-generation neutrino detectors and devices to detect possible nucleon decay have been held since 1999. Jacques Bouchez of the French atomic energy commission (CEA) reports on the most...
